Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Case For The Oak Leaves & Swords To The Knight’s Cross, Ribbon & Dietrich Maerz Certification GTRexclude a Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief of

a Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief of the German People) pin

He achieved a number of ranks throughout his career: 2nd Lieutenant (November 1

with the reinstitution date “1870” in raised numbering on the lower arm

" (Canadian National Exhibition) within an ornate frame

His medical report stated that "Shrapnel entered (the) right external angular frontal process and tore out the eye ball"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Case For The Oak Leaves & Swords To The Knight’s Cross, Ribbon & Dietrich Maerz Certification GTRexclude a Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief of(Etui fr Eichenlaub und Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, mit Halsband). A rare and extremely well preserved presentation case for the Oak Leaves and Swords to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of a wooden frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a padded white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a depressed and slotted black velvet medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch